Fears for safety as hundreds of local kids face losing school bus passes
Parents fear children will be put at risk as hundreds face losing their school bus passes.
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Local councillors warn of ‘damaging cuts’ amid escalating violence in ‘pressure cooker’ classrooms
Damaging cuts to school budgets will do nothing to curb escalating violence and aggression in “pressure cooker” classrooms, Fife councillors have been warned.
Local council scraps burial and cremation charges for under-18 deaths
Parents who suffer the tragedy of losing a child no longer face the added burden of burial or cremation fees.
No cars on High Street and parking charges will stay, says council
Councillors will not look at reopening Kirkcaldy High Street to traffic or scrapping parking fees as a way of transforming the town centre’s fortunes.
Boss of local mental health charity stole almost £35,000 in ‘advance wages’
A mental health charity boss stole almost £35,000 from the organisation she ran in a "bizarre" scam was today facing jail.
Local council cops flak for bogus advice on food vans near schools
Education chiefs in Fife have been accused of issuing bogus advice over what can be done to stop fast food vans setting up near schools.
Local council to paint double yellow lines to prevent disabled drivers being blocked in
Fife Council will paint double yellow lines at Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre to prevent disabled drivers being blocked in.
Dumped bags with warning labels lay next to local road for days amid asbestos fears
Bags containing waste feared to be contaminated with asbestos lay beside a road for days after being reported to Fife Council.
£2 million upgrade to local Travellers’ sites after low satisfaction rates
A sharp drop in the percentage of Gypsy Travellers satisfied with Fife Council-run sites has sparked a £2 million investment programme.
Funding boost in bid for new local railway line and stations
New local rail links are a step closer after the Scottish Government announced funding for studies.
Dundee and other local councils spend £1.5m paying compensation to injured staff
Cash-strapped councils across Tayside and Fife have spent £1.5 million in compensation for injuries to staff in five years.
Holyrood research reveals cuts in local council funding
Council funding has been slashed by up to £100 a head in Tayside and Fife in five years, according to Holyrood researchers.
Child protection services put forward for inspection to regain public’s trust
Fife’s child protection staff have put themselves forward for an independent inspection in a bid to regain public trust in their care of vulnerable youngsters.
Local councils hold 2,700 residents on ‘watch lists’ going back 40 years
Thousands of residents across Tayside and Fife are on secretive council “watch lists” and some records go back more than 40 years.
Local council repairs 4,500 potholes
More than 4,500 potholes have had to be repaired by up to 14 different teams across Fife due to the bad winter weather.
Local councils shell out hundreds of thousands due to compensation claims
Compensation claims are costing local authorities in Tayside and Fife hundreds of thousands of pounds, new statistics have revealed.
Local council committed to new rail link
Fife Council has confirmed its commitment to reinstating the Levenmouth rail link.
Beast from the East: Some local schools to remain closed until Monday
Schools in the local area are set to be of for a third day after council bosses deemed the weather still too severe for kids to get to classes.
Local village could be transformed by hundreds of homes
A Fife village could be completely transformed if plans to build hundreds of new homes are given the go-ahead.
‘Junket’ at top local hotel slammed amid million pound cuts
The hiring of a luxury hotel for a head teachers’ conference “beggars belief”, according to a local councillor.